[Treatment of bladder neoplasm: vesical instillation of BCG vaccine in microdoses].
We administered BCG at microdoses (1 mg) to 34 patients after surgical operation for bladder cancer, from 1981 to 1989. A 9% recurrency rate was observed during a 42 month follow up period. This is not significantly different from that observed with 120 mg doses, which are associated to known complications.
Rivera
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Servicio de Urología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Frontera, Hospital Regional de Temuco, Chile.
Gorena
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Hinostroza
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Pastor
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Venegas
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D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*
D001500:BCG Vaccine
Tratamiento del cáncer de la vejiga: instilación vesical de microdosis de vacuna BCG.